Indian Ocean Trade Routes

APWH

Indian Ocean &

Trans Saharan

Trade Networks

Indian Ocean Trade Network Map

John Green Crash Course video:

On the next slide, watch:

"Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18"

And then answer questions on the slides after.

Multiple Choice

Indian Ocean trade was bigger, richer, and featured more diverse players than the the Silk Road trade.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

All of these areas were considered part of the Indian Ocean trade network EXCEPT:

• China

• India

• Swahili coast cities

• Europe

• Middle East

Multiple Choice

The predictable monsoon winds of the Indian Ocean trades were from Africa ---> to India during the months of:

• April to September

• November to February

Multiple Choice

During the peak Indian Ocean trade network time periods, the terms of trade were mostly determined by _____ & _____.

• merchants & market demands

• political rulers & market demands

• political rulers & merchants

• merchants & technology

Fill in the Blank

About how many years (to the nearest hundred) was the Indian Ocean trade done peacefully?

Multiple Choice

Technology that was traded along the Indian Ocean trade network was all of the following EXCEPT:

• astrolabe

• compass

• boats with rudders

• all of the these were tech trades

Multiple Choice

Today, more Muslims live in ___ than any other country.

• Indonesia

• Egypt

• India

• China

Open Ended

Make up you own "catchy" phrase to replace the name of the "Indian Ocean Trade Network."

(best idea gets a prize)

John Green Crash Course video

On the next slide watch:

"Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course World History #16"

And then answer question on the slides after.



Multiple Choice

Mansa Musa is from:

• Egypt

• Mali

• Swahili

• none of the these

Fill in the Blank

Early Berbers were trading gold in exchange for _____.

Fill in the Blank

Eastern Africa was also known as the Swahili Civilization. It was a collection of city-states with no real central authority. The 3 (non-tangible) things that linked these city-states were: 1___ 2___ 3___

Multiple Choice

Who was (according to John Green) "having the best life ever?"

• Mansa Musa

• Ibn Battuta

• Swahili Kings

• none of these

Heimler's History video (cont'd):

Watch the selected section of the video and then answer the remaining questions.

Open Ended

Why (& how) were more goods (luxury & common) able to be traded along the Indian Ocean trade networks?

Multiple Choice

The Indian Ocean network common bulk goods included all of the following EXCEPT:

• Wheat

• Sugar

• Cotton

• Rice

Fill in the Blank

Trans Saharan trade routes linked up North Africa & the Mediterranean with _______.